HR 1692 ยท PATHS Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- Feb 27, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 12, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS-3]
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Cosponsors
- 1
Summary
Producing Advanced Technologies for Homeland Security Act or the PATHS Act This bill extends through FY2028 the authority of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use other transactions (OT) to carry out research and prototype projects when the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements is not feasible or appropriate. (OTs, in contrast to traditional procurement contracts, are exempt from many federal procurement laws and regulations.) DHS must notify Congress within 72 hours of using or extending this authority for research and development projects related to artificial intelligence technology and must offer to brief Congress on the rationale for such a decision. The bill also lowers from $4 million to $1 million the minimum value of contract awards that DHS must publicly report on its website.
Recent actions
- Mar 12, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 11, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 11, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1055)
- Mar 11, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 3/10/2025 CR H1055)
- Mar 11, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1127)
- Mar 10, 2025 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Green (TN) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- Mar 10, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1692.
- Mar 10, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1055-1056)
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.